A.

MIG 022

Alkidno Uretanovaya

3B AU: Dark green paint used as primer, protection from

corrosion and camouflage.
Standard color used between 1935 and 1939, though this
color could be found on vehicles until 1942.

A.MIG 023

Protective Green

Protective Green: Light green paint used as a primer,

protection from corrosion and camouflage color.
Found on vehicles before 1941.

A.MIG 932

ZIS 508 Green Khaki

(ZIS)-508 (khaki green): Standard Basic color used by

Soviet Union between 1956 to 80s but very common until
today. It was combined with other camouflage colors, like
in Afghanistan war.

A.MIG 931

Russian Green Middle East Camo

Russian Green Middle East Camo: Although officially this color

doenst corresponds to any Russian color, is a color often used by
some Middle Eastern countries like Libya, Egypt and Syria. It is a
very dark color that is always defined as a Russian green, but it
is really very different from all other known colors. Usually used
in combination with other camouflage colors.

CM

MY

CY

CMY

A.MIG 019

4BO

4BO: Green paint used as a primer, protection from corrosion

and camouflage color. Standard color from 1941 onward, but
also used before.

A.MIG 056
KHS 5146 Green Khaki
XC (KHS)-5146: Color used in current Russian vehicles,
especially in combination with other camouflage colors like
the Black, Oil Yellow or Yellow Grey, plus other secondary
light greens or greys.

A.MIG 058
PKHV 512 Camo Light Green Khaki

A.MIG 083

XB 518 Zashchitniy Zeleno

XB-518 (khaki): Standard Basic color used by Soviet Union

between 1956 to 80s but very common until today.

PKHV-512 Light Green Khaki: This is a light green color used

only in combination with other darker greens, but also with black,
grey, etc

THE RUSSIAN GREENS. HISTORY AND EVOLUTION

Despite common beliefs, the Russian Army used many different colors from
1935 until today. This is only a small selection of the more standard and
common colors. But as you can see in these photos, Russian vehicles are
painted in a very large range of different shades of greens. Although many
of them are different due to fading and discoloration, others are just
homemade colors produced with local paints to repaint the vehicles and
keep them in good condition. Howeer, most of the Russian vehicles were
painted with regular factory standard paints. Anyway, you can discover in
this information that the Russian paint range is extremely large and each
example has different characteristics and periods of use. For the first time in
modelling history, we give you all of this previously unknown information
researched by experts in this subject from Russia and Ukraine. Of course,
keep in mind that this is just a guide to help you to choose the right color
for each project. Remember that sun discoloration and fading can give you
a different interpretation of the colors if you use real photos as reference.
4BO: Green paint used as a primer,
protection from corrosion and
camouflage color. Standard color
from 1941 onward, but also used
before.
C

CM

MY

CY

CMY

3B AU: Dark green paint used as

primer, protection from corrosion and
camouflage.
Standard color used between 1935
and 1939, though this color could be
found on vehicles until 1942.

(khaki green) and XB-518 (khaki).

Both of these colors were used in
parallel, and were applied to the
armoured vehicles at the factory up to
the 1980's. At this time they replace
the ink ZIS-508 with the enamel XC
(KHS)-5146.
Visually paint KHS-5146 (khaki -green)
and XB-518 are different shades:
KHS-5146 (khaki green) was lighter
than the XB-518.

Protective Green: Light green paint

used as a primer, protection from
corrosion and camouflage color.
Found on vehicles before 1941.

Paint XB-518 was used in the Red

Army, and is currently used in the
Russian army armored vehicles. And
XB-518 and KHS-5146 (khaki -green)
from 1985.

4BO paint was used in the Red Army

before 1956 after which it was
replaced by the paint (ZIS)-508

Since 2005, the Russian army started

using the 1200, a simple analogue
of the XB-518 but with a nitro base.

Alkidno
Uretanovaya

Protective
Green

4BO

1935-1939

1939-1941

seen until

seen until

seen until

1942

1941

1956

A.MIG 022

A.MIG 023

A.MIG 019

XB 518
Zashchitniy
Zeleno

Russian Green
Middle
East Camo

KHS 5146
Green Khaki

PKHV 512
Camo Light
Green Khaki

ZIS 508
Green Khaki

seen until

seen until

seen until

seen until

seen until

2014

2014

2014

2014

2005

A.MIG 083

A.MIG 931

A.MIG 056

A.MIG 058

A.MIG 932

1941-1945 1956-1985 1970-1990 1980-2005 1980-2005 1956-1980

A.MIG 022
Alkidno
Uretanovaya

A.MIG 023
Protective Green

A.MIG 083

A.MIG 932

ZIS 508 Green Khaki

XB 518 Zashchitniy Zeleno

A.MIG 019
4BO

A.MIG 083
XB 518 Zashchitniy
Zeleno

A.MIG 931
Russian Green Middle
East Camo

A.MIG 056
KHS 5146
Green Khaki

A.MIG 058
PKHV 512 Camo Light
Green Khaki

A.MIG 932
ZIS 508 Green Khaki

1935

1945

1955

1965

1975

1985

1995

2005

2015